Under the National Perspective Plan (NPP), the National Water Development Agency (NWDA) has identified 30 links (16 under Peninsular Component & 14 under Himalayan Component) for preparation of Feasibility Reports. Details and current status of the proposals for inter-State linking of rivers under the Inter Linking of Rivers (ILR) Programme is furnished at Annexure.
The Government is pursuing the interlinking of rivers (ILR) programme in a consultative manner and has accorded it priority. There is a structured mechanism for preparing work plan, fixing the targets, consultation with all stakeholders, reviewing of the progress etc. for ILR projects. Detailed Project Reports (DPRs) of link projects after completion, are sent to the concerned States and efforts are made by way of holding regular consultation meetings with the concerned States to build consensus on water sharing, etc.
A Special Committee on Interlinking of Rivers (SCILR) was constituted in September, 2014 to expedite execution of the inter-linking of rivers (ILR) projects. Nineteen meetings of the Special Committee have been held so far and its latest meeting was held on 12.11.2021. Further, a Task Force for Interlinking of Rivers was also constituted in April, 2015 to look into the issues relating to interlinking of rivers. Fifteen meetings of the Task Force have been held so far and the latest meeting was held on 22.10.2021.
This Information was given by the Minister of State for Jal Shakti, Shri Bishweswar Tudu in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.
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AnnexurE
Details and status of the proposals for inter-State linking of rivers under the Inter Linking of Rivers Programme
| S.
No |
Name | Rivers | States concerned | Status | |
| Peninsular Component | |||||
| 1(a) | Mahanadi (Manibhadra)–
Godavari (Dowlaiswaram) link |
Mahanadi and Godavari | Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Telangana,
Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Karnataka and Maharashtra |
FR Completed. | |
| 1(b) | Mahanadi (Bermul)–
Godavari (Dowlaiswaram) link |
Mahanadi and Godavari | do | FR Completed.
Preparation of DPR under progress. |
|
| 2 | Godavari(Inchampall)-Krishna(Pulichintala)
link |
Godavari and Krishna | Odisha, Madhya Pradesh,
Chhattisgarh, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and Karnataka |
FR Completed. | |
| 3 | Godavari(Inchampalli)-Krishna (Nagarjunasagar) link | Godavari and Krishna | –do– | FR Completed. | |
| DPR
Completed. |
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| 4 | Godavari(Polavaram)
– Krishna(Vijayawada) link |
Godavari and Krishna | –do– | FR Completed. | |
| 5 | Krishna(Almatti)
–Pennar link |
Krishna and Pennar | Telangana, Andhra Pradesh,Maharashtra and Karnataka | FR Completed. | |
| 6 | Krishna (Srisailam)–Pennar link | Krishna and Pennar | –do– | FR Completed. | |
| 7 | Krishna(Nagarjunasagar)-Pennar (Somasila) link | Krishna and Pennar | –do– | FR Completed. | |
| DPR Completed. | |||||
| 8 | Pennar (Somasila)–Cauvery(Grand Anicut) link | Pennar and Cauvery | Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and
Puducherry |
FR Completed. | |
| DPR Completed. | |||||
| 9 | Cauvery (Kattalai)–Vaigai–Gundar link | Cauvery, Vaigai
and Gundar |
Karnataka, Tamil Nadu,
Kerala and Puducherry |
DPR Completed. | |
| 10 | Ken–Betwa link | Ken and Betwa | Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh | DPR (Phase – I, II & Comprehensive report) Completed. The Project is now under implementation. | |
| 11
(i) |
Parbati – Kalisindh –Chambal link | Parbati, Kalisindhand Chambal | Madhya Pradesh,Uttar
Pradesh and Rajasthan requested to be Consulted during consensus building) |
FR Completed. | |
| (ii) | Parbati-Kuno-Sindh link | Parbati, Kuno
and Sindh |
Madhya Pradesh and
Rajasthan |
PFR completed. | |
| 12 | Par-Tapi-Narmada
link |
Par, Tapi and
Narmada |
Maharashtra and Gujarat | DPR Completed. | |
| 13 | Damanganga – Pinjal link | Damanganga and Pinjal | –do– | DPR Completed. | |
| 14 | Bedti-Varada link | Bedti and Varada | Maharashtra, Andhra
Pradesh and Karnataka |
PFR Completed.
Draft DPR completed |
|
| 15 | Netravati – Hemavati link | Netravati
and Hemavati |
Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala | PFR Completed. | |
| 16 | Pamba – Achankovil –Vaippar link | Pamba,Achankovil and Vaippar | Kerala and Tamil Nadu | FR Completed. | |
|
$ Integration of Eastern Rajasthan Canal Project of Rajasthan and Parbati – Kalisindh – Chambal link.
|
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| Himalayan Component | |||||
| 1. | Manas-Sankosh-Tista-Ganga(M-S-T-G)link | Manas, Sankosh,
Tista and Ganga |
BHUTAN & INDIA
(Assam,West Bengal and Bihar) |
FR completed.
DPR in progress. |
|
| 2. | Kosi-Ghaghra link | Kosi and Ghaghra | NEPAL & INDIA
(Bihar and Uttar Pradesh) |
PFR completed | |
| 3. | Gandak-Ganga link | Gandak and
Ganga |
–do– | FR completed (Indian
portion) |
|
| 4. | Ghaghra-Yamuna link | Ghaghra and
Yamuna |
–do– | FR completed (Indian
portion) |
|
| 5. | Sarda-Yamuna link | Sarda and
Yamuna |
NEPAL&INDIA
(Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Haryana And Rajasthan) |
FR completed (Indian
portion) |
|
| 6. | Yamuna-Rajasthan link | Yamuna and Sukri | Gujarat, Rajasthan, Haryana and UttarPradesh | FR completed | |
| 7. | Rajasthan-Sabarmati link | Sabarmati | –do– | FR completed | |
| 8. | Chunar-Sone Barrage
link |
Ganga and Sone | Bihar and Uttar Pradesh | FR completed | |
| 9. | Sone Dam – Southern Tributaries of Ganga link | Sone and Badua | Bihar and Jharkhand | PFR completed | |
| 10. | Ganga (Farakka)-Damodar-
Subernarekha link |
Ganga, Damodar and Subernarekha | West Bengal,Odisha and
Jharkhand |
FR completed
DPR in progress |
|
| 11. | Subernarekha-Mahanadi link | Subernarekha and Mahanadi | West Bengal and Odisha | FR completed | |
| 12. | Kosi-Mechi Link | Kosi and Mechi | NEPAL & INDIA
(Bihar and West Bengal) |
PFR completed | |
| 13. | Ganga (Farakka)-Sunderbans link | Ganga and
Ichhamati |
West Bengal | FR completed | |
| 14. | Jogighopa-Tista-Farakka
link (Alternative to M-S-T-G) |
Manas,Tista and Ganga | Assam, Bihar and West
Bengal |
PFR completed
|
|
- PFR- Pre Feasibility Report
- FR- Feasibility Report
- DPR- Detailed Project Report
